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January 29, 2016 - In This Issue:
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Submissions for next week's newsletter may be emailed to chamber@getintogrinnell.com. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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As the new year gets underway, we always spend time reflecting on past accomplishments and re-evaluating our priorities and plans for the new year. Our organization has a lot on our agenda for 2016, but we won't be able to do it alone. While we work to strengthen the local Grinnell community, it's also important that we work with the other communities in our region. The old adage that we're stronger together is so true.
You may not know that our Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, which is the powerhouse regional chamber in Des Moines. We work together with the Partnership and its 21 affiliate chamber of commerces to work toward a common goal of strengthening central Iowa as a great place to do business and raise families. Our 300 local chamber members are all members of the Des Moines Partnership, which now represents 5,700 business members and is the 4th largest chamber in the nation. I think that speaks volumes for the collaboration happening in our state.
It's easy for those of us in Grinnell to look at Des Moines as a giant and opponent, but let's not forget that good things happening there often have ripple effects throughout the region. Rather than working in our own bubble, we aim to collaborate with our counterparts and neighbors in other communities to learn from each other and grow stronger together.
We hope you have that same mentality here locally. Rather than doing something off on your own, consider ways you can collaborate with others here in Grinnell. That's largely what we do as the chamber of commerce. We bring together 300 members to work toward a common goal of making Grinnell an
amazing place to live, work, learn and play.
I encourage you to reflect on how you work together with others in our community. It's always a good time to get more involved, and we'd be happy to help you make those connections if you can. Let's pool our resources, put our heads together, and work as a team.
We truly can accomplish great things when we work together.
- Rachael Kinnick
p.s. Our Annual Celebration will take place in March - please take a moment to nominate businesses and/or individuals for awards and help us celebrate their accomplishments! Submit your nominations online here.
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STRAND THEATRE: Click here for this week's show times.
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BROWNELLS: Retail Sales Associates, Retail Lead, Retail Cashier, Regional Sales Manager, Picker, Contact Center Representative, Warehouse Material Handler, Warehouse Team Lead
CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: Accountant, Fiscal Manager
COUNTRY INN: Housekeeping
GENESIS DEVELOPMENT:Community Support Specialists
GRINNELL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Farmers Market Events & Marketing Internship, Community Events & Marketing Summer Internship
GRINNELL COLLEGE: Lifeguard, Custodian, Call-In Catering Staff, Information Technology and Audio Visual Support, Web Developer, Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Class Fund Director, Call-In Cashier, Annual Giving and Development Assistant, Associate Director of Student Health & Counseling
GRINNELL FIRESTONE: Full-Time Service Technician
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Admitting Clerk, Respiratory Therapist, Registered Nurse, Certified Medical Assistant/LPN, Nurse Technician, Medical Technologist/Medical Laboratory Technologist, Patient Care Technician, Unit Secretary, Social Worker, ARNP, Medical/Surgical & OB Nurse Manager, ER/ICU/Cario-Pulmonary/Cardiac-Pulmonary Rehab Nurse Manager, Cook, Central Processing Technician, Group Exercise Instructors
GRINNELL STATE BANK: Full and Part time Teller-Personal Banker
INTEGRITY CLEANING & RESTORATION: Cleaning Technician
LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK: Personal Banker
MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: Aide and Nurse
MONSANTO: Temporary Workers
PAGLIAI'S PIZZA: Bussers, servers, cashiers, hosts and dishwashers
PREMIER EMPLOYEE SOLUTIONS/1ST CLASS STAFFING: Call Center Representatives, Production, Forklift Operator, General Labor
PROKLEEN: Cleaner
PRO-LINE BUILDING COMPANY:
Construction Crew Members, Payroll Clerk/HR Assistant
RELISH: Bartender
SPARTAN STAFFING: Forklift Drivers / Warehouse Workers TRINITY STRUCTURAL TOWERS: Assembler, Material Administrative Support, Production Supervisor, Scheduler OTHER: Forklift Workers
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This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks.
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FREE DENTAL CLINIC is Friday, January 29 from 7:30 am to Noon at Dental Associates & Family Dentistry.
SOCRATES CAFE is Thursday, February 4 at 6:30 pm at Drake Community Library.
SOCRATES CAFE is Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 pm at Drake Community Library.
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VENDORS WANTED for the Grinnell Area Wedding Expo taking place March 20. More information here.
GRINNELL COLLEGE MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE. Grants provide catalyst funding for small- to mid-scale projects to help Grinnell become a more attractive place to live, work and study. Applications are due by January 29.
VOLUNTEERS FOR TRACK AND FIELD NATIONALS NEEDED MARCH 11-12. Grinnell College is hosting the national NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships next March. Volunteer positions range from guiding athletes to the field house, moving blocks and hurdles, welcoming spectators, counting laps in the distance races, and other similar tasks. Most positions do not require active knowledge of track and field. If interested, contact Eloise Miller via email millerel@grinnell.edu.
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